Comments on: Stealing Talent: A Pickpocket’s Guidehttp://danielcoyle.com/2011/01/26/stealing-talent-a-pickpockets-guide/
Official website for New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle.Fri, 27 Oct 2017 05:56:38 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1By: music bank istanbulhttp://danielcoyle.com/2011/01/26/stealing-talent-a-pickpockets-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-326103
Sat, 03 Aug 2013 02:42:00 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-326103You could definitely see your skills within the work you write. The world hopes for more passionate writers like you who aren’t afraid to mention how they believe. At all times go after your heart.
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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:03:05 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-68725A few people have commented about how it isn’t scientifically proven that the youngest is the most talented, I personally don’t think it could be proved. I also don’t think it was ever intended as a concrete fact, more an observation. I believe so many other factors come into play over a persons lifetime e.g. the positive/negative experience each individual goes through, the mentors they had etc.

I am a coach at Brazilian Soccer Schools (one of the hot beds Daniel mentioned in ‘Talent Code’) and I see it time and time again where a younger sibling goes on to achieve more in football terms – though it should be noted it is not always the case, there’s one example that sticks in my mind in particular.

A number of years ago we had a very talented player. He was just 5 when he started with us and his parents had just given birth to another boy. Both parents of the lad liked to come to the sessions, and because of this the baby came along to each session as well.

I remember clearly seeing this new born growing up through his toddler years and now into his early teens. Originally, I got to know him not by coaching him but because he was ‘the boy would always watch us with curiosity’.

At the time we didn’t have Socatots and though I am sure he would have played with his older brother when he was younger I am pretty convinced a big factor in his current success was how he got to see the training sessions and watch his brother and all of his friends play. In my opinion he would have seen these other very talented lads and thought that it would be realistic for him to achieve the same.

I also think that because he was so young at the time, that he would have built up a burning desire to be able to play some day. It would have built up inside him so much that it would eventually become an obsession for him.

Though many of us would deny it when we’re younger, it is quite common to try and fit in with your older brother and his older mates. Try and be ‘cool like him’ and I think this is where the imitation comes in.

The older brother was ‘cool’ because of his football skills so the younger boy copied him. He tried to emulate the same skills. He started younger and as a result got better at a younger age and we all know that when you get better at something, you enjoy it more and when you enjoy it more you work at it more!!

From this the younger player will have ‘learnt’ how to successfully imitate and therefore if he were to watch a youtube video, I’m sure he would pick it up quicker than most. He knows what he should look for and consciously, or subconsciously, decodes the movement and pieces it together in his own way.

The older lad was in and out of academies as a youngster but was never more than a fringe player, while the younger sibling is currently at one of the one of the top football academies in the country. He is one of the most highly sought after players in his age band and regularly plays a year or two above himself.

There’s loads of other factors to take into consideration but this is a first hand observation I have made and I’m sure many others on the discussion board will have similar ones.

Thanks for the great book Dan!

Dave
Brazilian Soccer Schools, South Staffs, England

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Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:45:01 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-60330That was a great job! There are only two places where you can find thieves. In the prison and in Success.

Most of those who utilize this talent piously and excellently become successful but those few who either notoriously or maybe accidentally fall victims of carelessness and ‘Over-exploitation’ land in jail.

N. Kungu says that there are only four rich people in Kenya; Politicians, Pastors and Musicians. But they have one thing in common – they are all thieves. They are never authentic and they possess this rare talent- Thievery.

Thanks.

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Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:56:54 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-45071Daniel – thank you so much for your amazing book! I am currently working on some articles on trumpet performance based on your book and would like to possibly talk with you about some ideas. Is there any way to do that? Thank you for your time.
Dr. Cara Pollard
]]>By: Chi Man Auyeunghttp://danielcoyle.com/2011/01/26/stealing-talent-a-pickpockets-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-14119
Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:01:38 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-14119So if one day I decide to have few kids, would it be a good idea to have few years gap in between each children?
]]>By: sallyhttp://danielcoyle.com/2011/01/26/stealing-talent-a-pickpockets-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-13265
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:29:35 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-13265But Michael Jackson wasnt the youngest… Randy and Janet came after him. Janet did pretty well for herself, but not as great as her brother and Randy never gets a mention cuz hes never really done anything.
]]>By: Randy the Carrot Soup Cookhttp://danielcoyle.com/2011/01/26/stealing-talent-a-pickpockets-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-12524
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:42:28 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-12524As I seem to have my head in things of old, I have an interesting book that might be related to this, Emile. Though Rousseau’s personal life was not a good example… he was very insightful on the raising of children. His prescription for Emile was to give him room to explore, let him be. Children are smarter and more resourceful than we believe. I suspect that parents subconsciously know this with their later born. They are less fear-ridden in caring and raising – and in being so… they give more room. The child is implanted with more confidence and independence by the grace of nature.
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Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:28:20 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-11672Just bought your book. Looking forward to reading it. Being a passionate golfer, I enjoyed your video on Amazon doing the Tiger Woods imitation. Very well done. I’m looking forward to reading about the Russian tennis players.
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Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:28:17 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-11542I don’t know if you’ve seen this yet, but this video touches upon a lot of what you talk about in your book regarding influences and creativity.

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Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:30:57 +0000http://thetalentcode.com/?p=1524#comment-11490Good question, Brophy. Of course given the small # of family musical groups, there aren’t any studies (though if the Osmonds have more kids, maybe the population will be big enough. The point is not that younger kids always tend to be better musicians — sometimes they are; sometimes they’re not (as studies show).
The point rather is that these extreme, unusual cases — tiny number though they may be — help shed light on the smaller everyday mechanisms that determine how people get good at stuff.
So is there scientific evidence that mimicry/modeling/mentoring develop talent? Quite a bit: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=mimicry+modeling+skill+development&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart
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